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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Electronic Clock
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 20m  None  70cm 
Freq. stability ≤ 200 Hz per hour after warm-up - ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C
Tuning steps Continuous - 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 20 m (14.20-14.35 MHz) - 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz
Modulations USB   - AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity 1 µV for 15 dB S/N - FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity 2.7 kHz @ -6 dB / 6 kHz @ -60 dB - FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne - Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 2305 kHz - 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB - ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 1 W into 8 ohm - ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20 m (14.20-14.35 MHz) - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations USB   - FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output 200 W PEP - 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains (120 / 240 V AC) 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX ? 6.5 W 200-450 mA
TX ? - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 178 × 64 × 127 mm
(7.01 × 2.52 × 5.00 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
Weight 5.44 kg (12.0 lbs) 1.36 kg (3.0 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None None 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full six digits display
12 / 24 hour format
Seven minute interval snooze
D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Accessories ? - ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000032 HEATHKIT-GC-001005 ICOM-ID-000051A-PLUS2